Category: Fire Debris Analysis

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In Studies of Forensic Errors, the Devil Is in the Details

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 sdargoltz

Jeff Kukucka Ph.D.

Psych Today; August 26, 2022

Generalization Bias in Science

September 23, 2022September 27, 2022 sdargoltz

Generalization Bias in Science

Cognit Sci; 46(9); 2022

The Unrealized Promise of Forensic Science – A Study of its Production and Use

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 sdargoltz

Anderson, James M., Matthies, Carl, Greathouse, Sarah, Chari, Amalavoyal

Berkeley J Crim Law; 121pp; 26(1); 2021

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International Journal of Legal Medicine

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Wildlife

Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature

September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 sdargoltz

Amanda Wissler, Kelly E. Blevins, Jane E. Buikstra

Amer J Biol Anthrop; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

The shifting narrative of uncertainty: a case for the coherent and consistent consideration of uncertainty in forensic science

September 13, 2022September 15, 2022 sdargoltz

N. Georgiou, R.M. Morgan & J.C. French

Aust J Forensic Sci; 2022

Forensic Science International

September 13, 2022September 16, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 338; September 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Forensic Science International

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 337; August 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

CAC News

September 6, 2022September 21, 2022 Becky Carter

California Association of Criminalists

3rd Quarter, 2022

https://cacnews.org/news/news.shtmlTable of Contents available

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Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

September 6, 2022September 16, 2022 sdargoltz

Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

CFSO; August, 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, General Practices, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Forensic Science in the United States. I: Historical Development and the Forensic Science Laboratory System

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Becky Carter

Elizabeth A. Gardner, Rana DellaRocco, Robert Bever

Forensic Science Review; 34(2); 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Journal of Forensic Identification

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Becky Carter

72(3); July-September, 2022

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In the context of forensic casework, are there meaningful metrics of the degree of calibration?

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 sdargoltz

Geoffrey Stewart Morrison

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 3; 2021

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Legal Medicine

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 58; September 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 90; August 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Measuring Uncertainty in Forensic Science

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 sdargoltz

Joëlle Vuille and Franco Taroni

IEEE Instrument Measure Mag; 2021

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Metrology, Jury Voir Dire and Scientific Evidence in Litigation

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 sdargoltz

Ted Vosk and Gil Sapir

IEEE Instrument Measure Mag; 2021

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Isotope ratio method: state-of-the-art of forensic applications to CBRNE materials

August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 sdargoltz

Aaron Barry, Stephanie Thomson, Ike Dimayuga, Ankur Chaudhuri & Than Do

Canadian Soc Forensic Sci J; 2022

Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Dogs and Sensors, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions

OSAC Standards Bulletin

August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 Becky Carter

Organization of Scientific Area Committees

August 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 27, issue 4; August 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

True value, error, and measurement uncertainty: two views

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 sdargoltz

Jong Wha Lee, Euijin Hwang & Raghu N. Kacker

Accred Qual Assur; 27; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Expression for uncertainty intervals handling skewness when the relative standard uncertainty is independent of the measurand level

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 sdargoltz

Eskil Sahlin & Bertil Magnusson

Accred Qual Assur; 27; 2022

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Forensic Science Review

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 34, Number 2; July 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, General Practices, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Forensic advisors: The missing link

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 sdargoltz

Sonja Bitzer, Michelle D. Miranda, Rebecca E. Bucht

WIRES Forensic Sci; 4(3); 2022

Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Towards another paradigm for forensic science?

August 1, 2022 sdargoltz

Frank Crispino, Céline Weyermann, Olivier Delémont, Claude Roux, Olivier Ribaux

WIRES Forensic Sci; 4(3); 2022

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Questioned Documents, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

The Role of Implicit Racial Bias in Forensic Testimony

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 sdargoltz

Janis C. Puracal

Champion; July 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Perpetuating the Presumption of Guilt: The Role of Implicit Racial Bias in Forensic Testimony

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 sdargoltz

Janis C. Puracal and Aliza B. Kaplan

Crim Law Bull; 58(3); 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 54, Issue 3; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 55, Issue 2; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

OSAC Standards Bulletin

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Becky Carter

Organization of Scientific Area Committees

July 2022

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The Uncertain Future of Forensic Science

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 sdargoltz

Jennifer L. Mnookin

Daedalus; 147(4); 2018

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Probabilistic reporting and algorithms in forensic science: Stakeholder perspectives within the American criminal justice system

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 sdargoltz

H. Swofford, C. Champod

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 4; 2022

Forensic Science International

July 19, 2022July 20, 2022 sdargoltz

Forensic Sci Int; Volume 336; July 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Dynamic vapor microextraction of ignitable liquid from casework containers

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 sdargoltz

Jennifer Berry, Mary Gregg, Adam Friss, Amanda Koepke, Chris Suiter, Reta Newman, Megan Harries, Kavita Jeerage

Forensic Sci Int; 336; 2022

Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Trace Evidence

Journal of Forensic Sciences

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 67, Issue 4; July 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 54, Issue 4; 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

International Journal of Legal Medicine

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 136, Issue 4, July 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

How science is fighting crime (1924)

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Becky Carter

Popular Mechanics; 41(5); 1924

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Legal Medicine

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 57; July 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Accident Analysis & Prevention

June 24, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 172; July 2022

Alcohol, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Fire Debris Analysis, Tables of Content, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

OSAC Standards Bulletin

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Becky Carter

June 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Forensic Science International

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Becky Carter

Volume 335; June 2022

Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Standards, Statistics and Data Analysis, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Statistical Infrastructure for the Use of Error Rate Studies in the Interpretation of Forensic Evidence

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Becky Carter

Liansheng (Larry) Tang, Ph.D., Danica Ommen, Ph.D.

UCF; 2022

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Scientific Weapons In War on Crime (1954)

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Becky Carter

The Washington Star Pictorial Magazine; November 21, 1954

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Historical, Laboratory Operations, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

State to repay thousands of defendants who were convicted based on evidence analyzed by disgraced chemists – Settlement of class action lawsuit could cost $14 million

June 23, 2022June 24, 2022 sdargoltz

Andrea Estes

Boston Globe; June 1, 2022

Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Advancing a paradigm shift in evaluation of forensic evidence: The rise of forensic data science

June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 sdargoltz

Geoffrey Stewart Morrison

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Laboratory Operations, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Sensitive and Representative Extraction of Petroleum-Based Ignitable Liquids From Fire Debris For Confirmatory Analysis of Canine-Selected Exhibits

May 31, 2022 Becky Carter

Robin J. Abel and James J. Harynuk

Front Anal Sci; 2:857880; 2022

Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Dogs and Sensors, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Trace Evidence

A Foundational Study of Fire Debris Interpretation Using Quantitative Measures of Chromatographic Features with the Application of ACE-V Methodology

May 31, 2022 Becky Carter

Brenda Christy, Kelsey Winters, Alexandria Rossheim, Reta Newman, Larry Tang

Virginia Dept Forensic Sci; 20pp; 2022